WTIO20 FMEE 010011

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HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 01/02/2018

AT

0000 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 020/5 (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN)



10 MINUTES AVERAGE WIND SPEED IN KNOTS (KT)

(WIND GUSTS AT SEA MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGED WIND)

MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCAL (HPA)

(INDICATIVE FIGURE).



HURRICANE WARNING

BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 01/02/2018 AT 0000 UTC.



PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 5  (CEBILE)  955 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 15 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.5 S / 76.5 E

(FIFTEEN    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

SEVENTY SIX    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC

MOVEMENT: WEST 2 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 175 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/90 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS

WITHIN A 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 55 NM IN THE

SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 65 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 75 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 90 NM

IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 95 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 110 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 145 NM

IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 110

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 130 NM IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 180 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT

AND UP TO 220 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2018/02/01 AT 12 UTC:

15.9 S / 75.7 E, MAX WIND = 95 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE

24H, VALID 2018/02/02 AT 00 UTC:

16.5 S / 75.4 E, MAX WIND = 85 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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